#blandia

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Blandia promo art

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Irriana enters the ring

I was in the mood to draw girls in boxing outfit again, so I've decided to draw Irriana from the arcade games Blandia and Gladiator.

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Been trying my hand at making sprites from scratch again (haven't done it much since that Rufus I made), so this time I went for a character from a pretty obscure (I think) weapon fighting game called Blandia. This is Jurane (and my custom, on the right):

Spears are hard to draw, okay? :'(

I just thought her design was neat.

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Blandia (Arcade) (1992)

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DECEMBER 2017 UPDATE www.arcadequartermaster.com

This December, let the games begin with four shrines for obscure gladiator-based arcade games! 

MUTANT FIGHTER: Data East’s 2D fighter with a mix of colosseum-styled wrestling matches for mythology and fantasy characters. Each combatant has unique traits, like the speed-based Amazon & Werewolf or the incredibly tough Golem. Beating the playable characters pits you against four bosses, including a mirror match. While these bosses have preset arenas, the best aspect of the game in versus are the special moves and the various battleground obstacles that could contribute to victory or defeat.

MIGHTY WARRIORS: Pitting together various cultural warriors in the collosal arena, with two variations per character type. On par with various SF2 clones of the early 90s, Mighty Warriors’ gimmick is the “Mutant Meter” which is actually the ability to play as your second chosen character for a limited time. The game plays more of a button-masher since all characters only have one special move: qcf  + slash results in a projectile. Weapons also break once energy drops below 50%, which would put players at their own (dis)advantage in battle.

BLANDIA: Allumer’s sequel to Gladiator, it brings back a few familiar faces, notably Gurianos, Irrana and the final boss Gildus. Now with six playable characters with various special attacks, Blandia implements the armor system of the original game, wherein the helmet, breastplate, and shin guards can be destroyed after enough damage, making it a spiritual granddaddy for Sega’s eventual Fighting Vipers.

GLADIATOR: Combining beat-em-up and one-on-one fencing, Gladiator follows the quest of the Great Gurianos across four corridors filled with lethal obstacles and fierce warriors in order to find the treasure of the Golden Palace. Defend yourself from poisonous bats and flying swords before facing an endurance match against several opponents: knock the enemy’s armor with your weapon. Strike this open area once more and you claim victory -- the same applies to each of your opponents. The game boasts large sprites and some of the beta-style fighting games of the late 80s.

The next update shall be the last one featuring more fighting games (obscure and not) as the site prepares for some bigger shrines in the near future!

I’m also selling off some of my stuff / collections thru my ebay shop!

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Blandia (Arcade) (1992)

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Blandia (Switch - ACA) - Jurane Playthrough